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78R6632 CAS-D

By:  Pena                                                         H.B. No. 2026



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to counting in the average daily attendance of school 
districts certain students who, because of extenuating 
circumstances, are unable to attend school for a full day.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  Notwithstanding any other law, a student who is enrolled 
on a self-paced basis in an alternative education program, other 
than a disciplinary alternative education program under Section 
37.008 or another law, and who, because of extenuating 
circumstances, is unable to attend the program for the full school 
day, shall, in computing the average daily attendance of students 
in the district, be counted as having attended school for the full 
day on any school day on which the student attends the program for 
at least two hours.  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary 
for administering this subsection, including rules specifying 
extenuating circumstances for purposes of this subsection.  A 
student's need to work to support a family is an extenuating 
circumstance for purposes of this subsection.
	SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004 
school year.       
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.